Folding crate



I E.B.--YOUNG.

FOLDING CRATE.

No. 324,629. Patented Aug. 18, 188 5.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD B. YOUNG, OF MANSFIELD, MISSOURI.

FOLDING CRATE.

fi-PECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 324,629, dated August18, 1885.

Application filed December 20, 1884.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD B. YOUNG, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mansfield, in the county of Wright and State of Missouri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Grates, ofwhich the following is a specification, to wit:

This invention relates to an improvement in folding crates; and itconsist-s in certain peculiarities of the construction and operation ofthe same, substantially as will be hereinafter more fully set forth andclaimed.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Figure l is a perspective view of my crate. Fig. 2 is a similarview partly broken away and with the top removed. Fig. 3 is a Viewfolded; and Fig. 4 is a detail view of one of the corner-fasteners.

A rcpresentsthebox or crate having each of its sides and ends formed intwo parts hinged together a short distance above the bottom. The lowerportion of each side and end is secured rigidly to the bottom, and theupper portion is hinged thereto and adapted to fold inward, as seen inFig. 3.

In order to hold the parts rigidly together, I provide each corner withan angular piece of sheet metal, B, having slots 6 b inclined at one endtoward the corner, and at the other enlarged to admit the head of ascrew or pin, a, secured in the side or end, as shown. These corners areplaced upon the box with their slots inclosing the pins 0, and on beingpushed down the inclined slots draw the parts of the crate together andhold them firmly in place. The box is provided with one or morepartitions, 0, formedin two parts, secured together by a metal slide orclasp, C, over their upper edges, and provided with dowel-pins d, whichenter the sides of the crate, as in Fig. 2, and hold the partition inplace.

D represents the cover of the crate, which is secured in place by thebent or cranked wires D, the lower ends of which engage with holes orrecesses d in the ends of the box, as

(Model.)

ends being hinged at points that will allow of their lying closely oneupon the other when closed, as will be evident from the drawings.

This forms a crate easily and quickly set up or folded, and especiallyadapted to the shipment of eggs and similar articles, and when foldedfor return to its owner occupies very little room, and all its parts areso inclosed as to prevent their being lost.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a folding crate,'the combination, with the sides and ends providedwith headed pins at their corners, of angular corner pieces formed withinclined slots for engaging the pins, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

2. In a folding crate, the combination, with l the main body of the boxor crate, of a partition formed in two parts secured together by a metalclasp or slide upon their upper edge, and provided with dowel-pinsengaging with the box, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The box A, having its sides and ends formed in two parts hinged tofold in upon the bottom, and provided with headed pins or screws 0, nearits corners, in combination with the angular corner-pieces B, havinginclined slots 1), with enlarged ends, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

In testimony whereofI afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD B. YOUNG.

Witnesses:

N. N. NIoHoLs, J. S. YOUNG.

